[CPEO-MEF] Pinellas (FL) nuclear workers

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Workers Suffering From Cancer Need To Prove Their Job Caused It

Steve Andrews
TBO.com (Tampa, FL)
November 1, 2007

Jim wood died from brain cancer just over a year ago. Wood worked at a 
nuclear weapons plant in Largo from 1982 to 1997.  The plant was 
originally opened by General Electric, taken over by Lockheed Martin and 
closed under the supervision of the Department of Energy.

Wood was one of thousands of workers around the country who helped 
produce nuclear weapons during the cold war years.  In Pinellas, workers 
assembled triggers for nuclear weapons.

The government determined nuclear weapons workers developed cancer from 
exposure to radioactive and toxic chemicals at 290 facilities.  Congress 
passed a law to cover their medical benefits and provide a lump sum 
$150-thousand dollar payment to each.

The catch - workers had to prove their job caused their cancer.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.tboforums.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/3187/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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